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International Trade committee That's a great question. I have worked with the Quebec government in Brazil in bringing in companies. The company I mentioned was a Quebec company in the automobile industry.
April 19th, 2018Committee meeting
Paola Saad
International Trade committee It could be.
April 19th, 2018Committee meeting
Paola Saad
International Trade committee They are amazing.
April 19th, 2018Committee meeting
Paola Saad
International Trade committee It makes me really proud to have helped them enter the market. I have to say that the Quebec government is doing a great job in Brazil, getting those companies to enter the market and supporting them. A Canadian company did all the flooring for the subway in Sao Paulo, for example.
April 19th, 2018Committee meeting
Paola Saad
International Trade committee Absolutely.
April 19th, 2018Committee meeting
Paola Saad
International Trade committee No, I don't need to comment.
April 19th, 2018Committee meeting
Paola Saad
International Trade committee Automotive parts, they import them—
April 19th, 2018Committee meeting
Paola Saad
International Trade committee They import automotive parts from Magna Canada and from a couple of other manufacturers for parts, but not the automobile. The automobile has very high taxation, so that won't be happening, or if it does happen, it will cost a lot of money.
April 19th, 2018Committee meeting
Paola Saad
International Trade committee Can you please summarize the question for me in English?
April 19th, 2018Committee meeting
Paola Saad
International Trade committee Yes, I do.
April 19th, 2018Committee meeting
Paola Saad
International Trade committee It's the top destination.
April 19th, 2018Committee meeting
Paola Saad
International Trade committee You've caught me there.
April 19th, 2018Committee meeting
Paola Saad
International Trade committee It's 15,000; I was going to say 12,000.
April 19th, 2018Committee meeting
Paola Saad
International Trade committee I believe so. The Government of Canada, again, has been doing an excellent job in Brazil in promoting both French and English as languages. I think that just tends to grow. Canada is a safe destination, more than the U.S. In Brazil, family is a big thing, so the parents like to know that they are in a safe place, and they see Canada as a safe place that's close.
April 19th, 2018Committee meeting
Paola Saad
International Trade committee It is a mix. We have companies like Brookfield and Gerdau. Gerdau said for them, whether Canada is a member of Mercosur or not won't make a difference because they have facilities here in Brazil, and in the U.S. We have bigger companies like Brookfield. It might make a difference in some things, but we're looking at the SMEs.
April 19th, 2018Committee meeting
Paola Saad